Posted by Dinah on April 18, 2011, at 3:04:13
In reply to Re: Anyone with social anxiety, posted by Dinah on April 18, 2011, at 2:59:54
I cringe when I get an invitation from a coworker in the mail, even when it's an invitation I know I'll be unable to attend.
I have absolutely no idea what to say, aside from that I won't be able to make it. I *know* some statement of being happy for them for whatever life event is involved is expected. But I have no earthly clue how to express these sentiments in a socially approved manner. So I fret and stew and get so anxious that I either say nothing whatsoever until it's too late to do so at all, or I blurt something awkward.
When I think about it, there's a lot to be said for being a hermit. My dogs don't mind at all if I'm awkward.
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